Liupanshania Hong 1982 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Liupanshaniidae

Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1982. Mesozoic Fossil Insects of Jiuquan Basin in Gansu Province 1-187

Parent taxon: Liupanshaniidae according to G. Bechly et al. 2001

See also Hong 1982 and Nel et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Araripeliupanshania, Brasiliupanshania, Cratoliupanshania, Galloliupanshania, Guyuanaeschnidia, Libanoliupanshania, Paraliupanshania, Paramesuropetala, Protoliupanshania

Subtaxa: Liupanshania sijiensis

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Type: Liupanshania sijiensis

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Sample Hh-XXXV-5/2, Huoshizhai, Xiji County (Cretaceous of China)

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